Show HN: Sigtrap – log integrity checker in C, no dependencies

3 months ago 1

Simple. Fast. Offline. No tracking. No telemetry. Just control.

  • Monitors file metadata:
    • st_size — file size
    • st_mtime — last modification time
    • st_ctime — metadata change time
    • st_ino — inode number
  • Fully offline and private
  • Lightweight static binary (Linux x86_64)
  • No dependencies. No telemetry.
  • Graceful exit message:

    With silence and precision. — SilentPuck 🕶️


Get the latest release from the Releases section.

wget https://github.com/SilentPuck/sigtrap/releases/download/v1.0/sigtrap chmod +x sigtrap

✅ Recommended: use with read-only filesystems or immutable log setups.


./sigtrap /path/to/file.log

After 5 seconds, sigtrap will detect:

  • File size changes
  • Metadata modifications
  • Inode replacements
[*] Size changed: 1024 -> 2048 [*] Modified time changed [!] Metadata changed [!] Inode changed: 10765 -> 10902

If this tool helps you — consider supporting future releases:

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🕶 Privacy-first. No middlemen. No KYC.


SilentPuck builds silent tools for loud problems.
No source. No tracking. No leaks. Just pure control.

Invisible utilities for those who watch the watchers.


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